Environmental radiation and the lung

Environmental sources of radioactive materials and their relation to lung doses and lung burdens are described. The approaches used and the problems encountered in estimating lung doses are illustrated. Exposure to radon daughter products is contrasted to exposure to plutonium as particular examples...

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Autores principales: Hamrick, Philip E., Walsh, Phillip J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1974
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1475392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4620334
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